Chicago Guide Radar

February 2011

Five things to do this week: A midnight gig from our best new band … really dark comedy at Theater Wit … a professional dance-off, of sorts … opera genius Peter Sellars … plus two don’t-miss film freebies

Our top five picks for things to do this week: Smart money moves, courtesy of the Seldoms … the reigning Turner Prize winner muses on art … a gem of a film series flickers back to life … free theatre, free snacks … plus—genius alert—what the pianist Reginald Robinson is doing this weekend

Our top five picks for things to do this week Big Head Todd jumps into his way-back machine … filling the mayor’s chair: a dramatic rendering … uncovering the science of sex at Schubas … the Funk It Up cast lets its hair down … and more

Our top five picks worth leaving the house for, once the snow starts to slow: two jazz greats at the Green Mill . . . setting the table for comedy at ATC . . . what Amy Dickinson would be doing this weekend, if it weren’t for that darn blizzard . . . and more